A program leading to a concentration in visual arts is co-offered with the Department of Art and Archaeology (History of Art and the Visual Arts, Program 2). Students accepted into this program take a total of 12 courses that are drawn from visual arts and art history according to several distribution requirements, and complete a visual arts thesis. This concentration is similar to the art major offered at many colleges and universities, but allows greater flexibility so that a student can focus equally on visual arts and art history or emphasize one or the other while completing a visual thesis.   In addition, a Certificate in Visual Arts is offered (similar to a minor at other colleges). All independent work in the Program is carried out under the critical supervision of faculty advisers. The junior and senior project artwork of concentrators and certificate students culminates in an exhibition in the Lucas Gallery or a screening at the Stewart Theater. All concentrators and certificate students are expected to take the contemporary art seminar.